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Genesis 42:22

And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

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ASV

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.

KJV

And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'Anand he answeredH6030 →
רְאוּבֵ֨ןre.'u.VenReubenH7205 →
אֹתָ֜ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
הֲלוֹא֩ha.lO'¿ notH3808 →
אָמַ֨רְתִּי'a.Mar.tidid I sayH559 →
אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם׀'a.lei.Khemto youH413 →
לֵאמֹ֛רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תֶּחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'Uyou sinH2398 →
בַיֶּ֖לֶדvai.Ye.ledagainst the boyH3206 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.Temyou listenedH8085 →
וְגַם־ve.gam-and alsoH1571 →
דָּמ֖וֹda.Moblood hisH1818 →
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
נִדְרָֽשׁ׃nid.Rash[is] being requiredH1875 →

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1 Samuel 19:4Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.1 Kings 2:32The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.2 Chronicles 24:22Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”Genesis 37:21When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.Ezekiel 33:6But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”Genesis 37:21–22When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands. “Let us not take his life,” he said.Genesis 9:5–6And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:Luke 11:50–51As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,Acts 27:21After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.Luke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”Revelation 16:9And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.Revelation 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.Romans 2:15So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending themActs 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”Genesis 37:29–30When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,Ezekiel 3:18If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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